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Elizabeth Anderson

F, #674, b. circa 1778, d. 29 June 1857
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 3 Jul 2021

Parents:

Father*: John Anderson b. c 1733
Mother*: Elizabeth Bruce b. c 1733
Relationship:
3rd great-grandmother of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: Elizabeth Anderson was born circa 1778; calc from marriage / confirmed from death reg & burial.1,2
  • She was the daughter of John Anderson and Elizabeth Bruce.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Elizabeth Anderson married James Miller weaver, auctioneer, son of Patrick Millar brewer and Janet Stephen, on 18 December 1798 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; December 1798; Contracted Decr 1 James Millar weaver and Elisabeth Anderson daur of John Anderson weaver both of this parish married Decr 18.3,1,4
  • (Deceased) Death*: Elizabeth Anderson died on 29 June 1857 at Young's Close, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, , 1857 deaths in the 2nd district of burgh of Dundee in the county of Forfar; Millar Elisabeth widow, 1857 June twenty-nineth 5h pm Young's Close Dundee, f, 78 years, John Anderson (dec), Elisabeth Anderson ms Bruce (dec), old age no medical attendant, Old Burying Ground Dundee as cert by Alex Linith (?) undertaker, James Millar son present.5,6
  • Married Name: As of 18 December 1798, her married name was Miller.
  • (Named For (OPR)) Birth: On 21 June 1808 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, , Betty Miller was named for Elizabeth Anderson; born 21 Jun 1808, baptised July 1808; Betty Miller; parents James Miller weaver, Elisabeth Anderson, named for B Miller 2nd cousin.3,7
  • (Spouse) Death: Her spouse James Miller weaver, auctioneer died on 5 January 1841 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; probably our man:1841, January 10, ref 249, James Miller, weaver, died January 5, age 65 years, born parish of Fowlis, cause asthma, place of interment 388-6, dues -/5/3.8

Census & Directory Entries

Principal6 June 1841Elizabeth Anderson appeared in the 1841 census at Park Wynd, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Elizabeth Miller, 60, Angus.9,10
Head of Household30 March 1851She was listed as head of household in the 1851 census at query, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Candidate : Eliza Miller, head, 76, winder, b Dundee (no others resident at this address) [Oct 2010].11

Family:

James Miller weaver, auctioneer b. 13 Feb 1776, d. 5 Jan 1841

Children:

Peter Miller b. 16 Oct 1799
John Miller b. 8 Jun 1801
Janet Miller b. 17 Aug 1803
Thomas Miller b. 17 Oct 1805, d. a 1833
Betty Miller b. 21 Jun 1808
William Miller b. 2 Apr 1810
James Miller jute warehouseman+ b. 23 May 1817, d. 14 Jun 1881
Joseph Bitter Miller+ b. 15 Feb 1820, d. 10 Sep 1886

Citations

  1. [S36] Old Parochial Register of marriage,pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) OPR marriages Dundee ref 282/0130 0429 image held [Mar 2007].
  2. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), image held; GROS deaths in the 2nd district of the burgh of Dundee etc [Jun 2006].
  3. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), 459069.
  4. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record transcription Scotland, Dundee & Forfarshire (Angus) Marriages & Banns 1562-1855 [Jan 2021].
  5. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS deaths 1857 Dundee 2nd district ref 549, image held [Jun 2006].
  6. [S18] FDCA, online www.FDCA.gov.uk, FDCA (City Square, Dundee), Howff Records age 78, buried Old Howff.
  7. [S35] Old Parochial Register of pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) OPR births 1808 Dundee ref 282/0090 0324 image held [Mar 2007].
  8. [S8] Old Parochial Register of Death, Dundee, pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland, 282/00 0270 0244 Dundee) Register of Burials, Dundee 1841; 282/00 0270 0244 image held [Oct 2010].
  9. [S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) FeeCEN www.freecen.org.uk/ Piece: SCT1841/282 Place: Dundee -Angus Enumeration District: 33 Civil Parish: Dundee Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: - Folio: 33 Page: 7.
  10. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 33; Page: 7; Line: 1030; Roll: ; Year: 1841. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [May 2011]
  11. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) 1851 Scotland Census, Dundee, ed 54, page 8.
Charts:
Anderson, John c1733 descendants
Bruce, Elizabeth c1733 descendants
Miller, Patrick/Peter c1749 descendants
Stephen, Janet c1750 descendants